English

gillhouse

From gill + house.

A compound of gill + house

Middle English gille

English gill

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Today it means

noun A shop where gill (the drink) is sold.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gillhouse